Teapot
ca. 1740 (made)
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Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Low inverted pear-shaped, with scroll-moulded J-handle and grotesque bird spout. Low cover with pinecone knob. Sea-green ground, two lobed reserves each on pot and cover painted with peasant figures in the style of David Teniers the Younger. Gold rims and borders.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt |
Brief description | Teapot and cover, hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilt, made by Meissen porcelain factory, Germany, ca. 1740 |
Physical description | Teapot and cover of hard-paste porcelain. Low inverted pear-shaped, with scroll-moulded J-handle and grotesque bird spout. Low cover with pinecone knob. Sea-green ground, two lobed reserves each on pot and cover painted with peasant figures in the style of David Teniers the Younger. Gold rims and borders. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Florence Augusta Beare in memory of Arthur Doveton Clarke |
Production | Attribution from the manuscript catalogue dates from about 1970 and was compiled by William Hutton of the Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio. |
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Bibliographic reference | Honey, W. B. Dresden china: an introduction to the study of Meissen porcelain. London: A. & C. Black, 1934, Pl. XXIX (b), pp. 102, 167. |
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Accession number | C.1009&A-1919 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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